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Speaker 1: Welcome to Lively Lewis Stories. Buckle up because you're about

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Speaker 1: to join Levi and Ivy on an adventure. All you

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Speaker 1: need is your imagination and off we go. Vey Rarest Stories.

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Speaker 1: Ivy and Levi stood in their garage. Ivy held a

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Speaker 1: clipboard with a checklist on it. As Levi called out

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Speaker 1: different things, his sister checked them off the list with

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Speaker 1: their purple pen would called out Levi. Check, replied Ivy.

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Speaker 1: Rope said Levi. Check again, said Ivy. This went on

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Speaker 1: and on, as Levi called out things like a hammer, paints, crushes,

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Speaker 1: and measuring tape. Once it seemed like they had everything

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Speaker 1: in the garage piled up in their wagon, Ivy and

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Speaker 1: Levi started to head toward the backyard. This will be

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Speaker 1: the greatest treehouse in the neighborhood, declared Levi with a smile. No,

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Speaker 1: this will be the greatest treehouse in the world. Ivy

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Speaker 1: said with a smirk, correcting her brother. They were both

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Speaker 1: so excited that their parents had finally agreed to let

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Speaker 1: them have a treehouse, so excited, in fact, that they

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Speaker 1: told them they wanted to build it all by themselves.

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Speaker 1: Are you sure, their mom and dad asked as they

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Speaker 1: watched Ivy and Levi from the deck. Totally sure, Levi said,

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Speaker 1: We've never been more sure of anything in our entire lives.

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Speaker 1: Ivy added, we know we can do it all by ourselves,

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Speaker 1: said Levi, giving his sister a high five. Okay, said

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Speaker 1: their parents. But we'll be here if you need any help.

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Speaker 1: We won't need any help, Ivy and Levi called out

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Speaker 1: confidently as they started laying out pieces of wood on

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Speaker 1: the lawn next to the giin oak tree in their backyard.

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Speaker 1: They've been looking online for weeks, collecting information about building

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Speaker 1: the perfect treehouse. Now they each had a list of

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Speaker 1: the things that their treehouse had to have. Ivy wanted

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Speaker 1: that would surround the treehouse. Levi wanted a ladder made

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Speaker 1: out a tree life to give it a real rustic look.

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Speaker 1: Ivy wanted a tire swing, and Levi I wanted a

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Speaker 1: crow's nest like on a ship, right at the top

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Speaker 1: of the roof so he could play pirates with his friends.

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Speaker 1: Ivy wanted flower boxes outside each of the circular windows

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Speaker 1: that would let in warm, bright sunlight. Levi I wanted

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Speaker 1: a giant spiraling slide attached to the deck that wrapped

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Speaker 1: around the treehouse. What a fun way to get down

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Speaker 1: to the ground in a hurry, he thought. Ivy wanted

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Speaker 1: a bucket on a pulley so she and her friends

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Speaker 1: could send up secret messages. Leve I wanted the same thing,

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Speaker 1: except for his mom to use to send up tasty treats.

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Speaker 1: Ivy and Levi both wanted the inside of their treehouse

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Speaker 1: to be filled with their favorite things like toys, art supplies,

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Speaker 1: and books. They also wanted to have a telescope so

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Speaker 1: It sounded like a lot of work, because it was

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Speaker 1: a lot of work, but at that moment, Ivy and

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Speaker 1: Levi just wanted to do it all themselves. They were

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Speaker 1: so excited that they didn't see the wonderful resources that

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Speaker 1: were right in front of them. But their mom and

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Speaker 1: dad watched happily from the deck as Ivy and Levi

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Speaker 1: set out to create the world's greatest treehouse. Hours stretched

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Speaker 1: into days, and days stretched into weeks. Ivy and Levi

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Speaker 1: worked on the treehouse every chance they got all that time,

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Speaker 1: Then that day finally arrived, when Ivy and Levi ran

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Speaker 1: into the house and told their parents that the treehouse

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Speaker 1: was finished, or so they thought. Ivy and Levi's parents

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Speaker 1: stood on the deck and watched as their children showed

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Speaker 1: them all the work they had done. It certainly looks

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Speaker 1: different than the drawings you showed us, said their dad,

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Speaker 1: But it still looks really good. Ivy and Levi explained

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Speaker 1: that as they started working, some of their ideas were

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Speaker 1: a little too complicated for them to create, so they

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Speaker 1: decided to go in a different direction. We're still really

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Speaker 1: happy with how it turned out, though, right Levi, Ivy asked,

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Speaker 1: begun the project. Yeah sure, I mean absolutely, answered Levi.

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Speaker 1: Looking at the treehouse, Please show us all the work

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Speaker 1: you did all by yourselves. Ivy had built both ladders,

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Speaker 1: so she decided to try the wooden one first. She

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Speaker 1: grabbed onto the third rung with her hand and began

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Speaker 1: to pull herself up. It's working, she said, sounding surprised. Then,

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Speaker 1: as she put her foot on the bottom rung to

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Speaker 1: We'll have to fix that later. Levi stepped up next

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Speaker 1: and wanted to show his pairs. It's how the pulley

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Speaker 1: system worked. He dropped one of his baseballs into the

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Speaker 1: It's working, he said, as the bucket began to rise

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Speaker 1: in the air. Then as he pulled a bit harder,

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Speaker 1: the pulley fell to the ground, along with the rotten

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Speaker 1: tree limb that they had tied it to. At this point,

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Speaker 1: Ivy and Levi looked rather upset. This isn't the greatest

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Speaker 1: It's not even the greatest treehouse in our backyard, Ivy said,

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Speaker 1: sitting on the grass. Luckily for them, their parents knew

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Speaker 1: just what to do. They walked over to their children,

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Speaker 1: helped them up, and started to make a new plan

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Speaker 1: Ivy and Levi, we want you to know that we're

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Speaker 1: so proud of everything you do, said their mom. The

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Speaker 1: design of your treehouse was amazing. You just need a

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Speaker 1: little help bringing it all to life, added their dad,

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Speaker 1: and that's where your mom and I can help. Ivy

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Speaker 1: and Levi knew how lucky they were to have such

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Speaker 1: great parents who cared enough to help them turn their

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Speaker 1: dreams into a reality. It's important to know that it's

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Speaker 1: okay to ask for help, their mom said. In this case,

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Speaker 1: your treehouse is unsafe for you to use because you

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Speaker 1: just didn't know the proper way to attach the wood

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Speaker 1: or the ropes. We'd never want you to get hurt,

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Speaker 1: so if you agree, we're more than happy to help

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Speaker 1: make this the best and safest treehouse in the world,

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Speaker 1: said their dad. Ivy and Levi accepted their help and

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Speaker 1: were even more excited after designing their new treehouse with

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Speaker 1: their parents. They had such a wonderful time creating lifelong

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Speaker 1: no time. Hours stretched into days, and days stretched into weeks. Ivy,

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Speaker 1: Levi and their parents worked on the treehouse every chance

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Speaker 1: they were all so excited to check it out together.

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Speaker 1: Levi and his mom and climbed the wooden ladder as

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Speaker 1: Ivy and her dad used the rope to make their

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Speaker 1: way to the platform that surrounded the treehouse. Definitely the

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Speaker 1: greatest treehouse in the world, proclaimed their mom and dad,

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Speaker 1: looking out over the yard. Absolutely exclaimed Ivy and Levi,

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Speaker 1: thank you so much for your help. That day, they

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Speaker 1: all stood in the treehouse and looked around at what

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Speaker 1: they had created. The treehouse had everything Ivy and Levi

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Speaker 1: wanted and more. But aside from having a wonderful treehouse

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Speaker 1: that they could enjoy, they had the experience of doing

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Speaker 1: it all together. Most importantly, Ivy and Levi I learned

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Speaker 1: asking for help is very necessary sometimes, especially if you

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Speaker 1: want to build the world's greatest treehouse. Did you learn

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Speaker 1: a lesson from this story? A sou what was it?

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Speaker 1: join Levi and Ivy on their next adventure. Until next time,

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